What will coronavirus mean for the British economy?

As the UK faces what may be its worst ever recession, we begin a monthly series exploring the financial shock to business and living standardsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOne month after a national lockdown was declared in an attempt to limit the spread of Covid-19, it is clear that Britain is heading for the deepest recession in living memory.Boris Johnson’s government launched unprecedented restrictions on 23 March, telling the British public that the